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Spending by county and region

Where the spenders are seated, how much that comes to per person, and where the work is done.

2018–2026, all years · CPV 353

The county is the one of the authority's seat, so Bucharest also gathers the spending of ministries and national companies. Spending per person and place of performance show what lies beyond the seat.

Map of public spending by county Political map of Romania showing its 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest, shaded by reported public spending. ALBA — 463,836 RON ARAD — 427,572 RON ARGEȘ — 961,928 RON BACĂU — 1.62 Mn. BIHOR — 777,093 RON BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD — 152,648 RON BOTOȘANI — 358,872 RON BRĂILA — 365,515 RON BRAȘOV — 2.85 Mn. BUCUREȘTI — 671.52 Mn. BUZĂU — 495,348 RON CĂLĂRAȘI — 594,520 RON CARAȘ-SEVERIN — 402,231 RON CLUJ — 1.68 Mn. CONSTANȚA — 1.25 Mn. COVASNA — 197,282 RON DÂMBOVIȚA — 344,812 RON DOLJ — 900,926 RON GALAȚI — 907,535 RON GIURGIU — 579,266 RON GORJ — 534,532 RON HARGHITA — 692,203 RON HUNEDOARA — 668,299 RON IALOMIȚA — 411,165 RON IAȘI — 784,149 RON ILFOV — 2.04 Mn. MARAMUREȘ — 383,622 RON MEHEDINȚI — 486,254 RON MUREȘ — 1.09 Mn. NEAMȚ — 245,799 RON OLT — 479,404 RON PRAHOVA — 1.27 Mn. SĂLAJ — 229,905 RON SATU MARE — 418,101 RON SIBIU — 1.66 Mn. SUCEAVA — 528,574 RON TELEORMAN — 1.11 Mn. TIMIȘ — 1.10 Mn. TULCEA — 1.76 Mn. VÂLCEA — 432,246 RON VASLUI — 571,323 RON VRANCEA — 911,637 RON
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By development region

NUTS 2 regions are the sum of their counties.

  • The period is not over: the data runs to September 2026, and the figures will grow with the next update.
  • 2018 is incomplete: direct purchases appear in the data only from April.
  • Late December 2023 is missing from the data (29–31 December and part of 22 December).

How it is computed

County
The county is the one of the authority's seat, from the trade register. That is why Bucharest looks so large: ministries and national companies, which buy for the whole country, are seated there.
Population
Spend per person divides the amount by the resident population on 1 January of the chosen year. Over all years the amount is cumulative and divided by the latest year's population.
Development regions
The eight NUTS 2 regions are the sum of their counties.
Place of performance
Each tender lot has a place of performance. The table compares the money spent by the authorities seated in a county with the money for work performed there; money declared at regional or national level has no county and is counted separately.

Every county

County Region Population Direct purchases Offline purchases Tenders Total Lei per person Share
BUCUREȘTI Bucharest-Ilfov 1,713,832 12,367,297 2,548,225 656,600,083 671,515,605 392 95.3%
BRAȘOV Centre 564,632 2,567,497 281,026 — 2,848,523 5 0.4%
ILFOV Bucharest-Ilfov 619,461 718,105 617,788 706,512 2,042,405 3 0.3%
TULCEA South-East 186,131 1,420,784 650 343,122 1,764,556 9 0.3%
CLUJ North-West 701,564 1,427,398 256,101 — 1,683,499 2 0.2%
SIBIU Centre 396,679 1,541,237 115,413 — 1,656,650 4 0.2%
BACĂU North-East 590,169 1,617,939 6,991 — 1,624,930 3 0.2%
PRAHOVA South-Muntenia 683,460 1,173,282 98,710 — 1,271,992 2 0.2%
CONSTANȚA South-East 656,512 902,165 345,138 — 1,247,303 2 0.2%
TELEORMAN South-Muntenia 308,440 1,103,493 5,633 — 1,109,126 4 0.2%
TIMIȘ West 672,972 1,025,098 74,750 — 1,099,848 2 0.2%
MUREȘ Centre 519,813 657,673 429,293 — 1,086,966 2 0.2%
ARGEȘ South-Muntenia 561,864 910,485 51,443 — 961,928 2 0.1%
VRANCEA South-East 330,157 887,187 — 24,450 911,637 3 0.1%
GALAȚI South-East 486,387 335,728 272,557 299,250 907,535 2 0.1%
DOLJ South-West Oltenia 594,523 758,281 142,605 40 900,926 2 0.1%
IAȘI North-East 781,948 602,420 181,729 — 784,149 1 0.1%
BIHOR North-West 558,623 716,953 60,140 — 777,093 1 0.1%
HARGHITA Centre 292,267 680,137 12,066 — 692,203 2 0.1%
HUNEDOARA West 349,011 639,660 28,639 — 668,299 2 0.1%
CĂLĂRAȘI South-Muntenia 277,347 593,476 1,044 — 594,520 2 0.1%
GIURGIU South-Muntenia 258,793 576,150 3,116 — 579,266 2 0.1%
VASLUI North-East 363,247 553,333 17,990 — 571,323 2 0.1%
GORJ South-West Oltenia 306,938 513,778 20,754 — 534,532 2 0.1%
SUCEAVA North-East 648,164 378,581 149,993 — 528,574 1 0.1%
BUZĂU South-East 393,136 485,272 10,076 — 495,348 1 0.1%
MEHEDINȚI South-West Oltenia 226,429 459,495 26,759 — 486,254 2 0.1%
OLT South-West Oltenia 372,181 477,213 2,191 — 479,404 1 0.1%
ALBA Centre 324,901 454,188 9,648 — 463,836 1 0.1%
VÂLCEA South-West Oltenia 337,988 403,632 28,614 — 432,246 1 0.1%
ARAD West 410,058 410,233 17,339 — 427,572 1 0.1%
SATU MARE North-West 330,046 399,199 18,902 — 418,101 1 0.1%
IALOMIȚA South-Muntenia 247,409 405,792 5,373 — 411,165 2 0.1%
CARAȘ-SEVERIN West 240,283 402,164 67 — 402,231 2 0.1%
MARAMUREȘ North-West 451,086 137,962 245,660 — 383,622 1 0.1%
BRĂILA South-East 269,804 309,190 56,325 — 365,515 1 0.1%
BOTOȘANI North-East 386,529 346,785 12,087 — 358,872 1 0.1%
DÂMBOVIȚA South-Muntenia 475,812 334,008 10,804 — 344,812 1 0.1%
NEAMȚ North-East 444,666 242,323 3,476 — 245,799 1 0.0%
SĂLAJ North-West 210,335 229,441 464 — 229,905 1 0.0%
COVASNA Centre 199,596 193,564 3,718 — 197,282 1 0.0%
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD North-West 298,129 57,530 95,118 — 152,648 1 0.0%

Per person: all years added up, against the resident population on 1 January 2026.

Stream amounts lead to the purchases they were added up from. Direct purchases and offline purchases give the exact amount. For tenders, the notices of the period open, by main CPV code: the amount in the table is the contracts', dated at signature and split across lots.

County
The county of the authority's seat. The name opens the county's largest authorities.
Region
The development region (NUTS 2) the county belongs to.
Population
Resident population on 1 January.
Direct purchases
Direct purchases from the electronic catalogue.
Offline purchases
Offline purchases: direct purchases made outside the catalogue.
Tenders
Tender contracts.
Total
The three streams added up: all the county's authorities spent.
Lei per person
The total divided by the population. The only column that compares counties of different size.
Share
The county's part of the national total for the chosen filters.

Where it is spent and where it is performed: tenders

Tender money, once by the seat of the authority that spent it and once by the county where the lot is performed. A positive difference means more is performed in the county than its authorities spend.

County Spent by the county's authorities Performed in the county Difference
BUCUREȘTI 656,600,082 239,875,640 −416,724,442
SIBIU 0 89,165,787 +89,165,787
PRAHOVA 0 66,361,511 +66,361,511
MUREȘ 0 6,210,000 +6,210,000
ILFOV 706,512 5,028,416 +4,321,904
SUCEAVA 0 1,048,303 +1,048,303
BRAȘOV 0 541,100 +541,100
TULCEA 343,122 343,122 0
ARAD 0 337,512 +337,512
BACĂU 0 327,176 +327,176
GALAȚI 299,250 306,885 +7,635
GIURGIU 0 281,205 +281,205
HUNEDOARA 0 248,483 +248,483
NEAMȚ 0 162,384 +162,384
IAȘI 0 137,505 +137,505
DÂMBOVIȚA 0 117,313 +117,313
SATU MARE 0 101,000 +101,000
ARGEȘ 0 94,120 +94,120
VRANCEA 24,450 24,450 0
DOLJ 40 40 0
CLUJ 0 0 0
CONSTANȚA 0 0 0
TELEORMAN 0 0 0
TIMIȘ 0 0 0
BIHOR 0 0 0
HARGHITA 0 0 0
CĂLĂRAȘI 0 0 0
VASLUI 0 0 0
GORJ 0 0 0
BUZĂU 0 0 0
MEHEDINȚI 0 0 0
OLT 0 0 0
ALBA 0 0 0
VÂLCEA 0 0 0
IALOMIȚA 0 0 0
CARAȘ-SEVERIN 0 0 0
MARAMUREȘ 0 0 0
BRĂILA 0 0 0
BOTOȘANI 0 0 0
SĂLAJ 0 0 0
COVASNA 0 0 0
BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD 0 0 0

Another 247.26 Mn. (37.6% of tender money) are declared at regional or national level or abroad, and have no county.

  • The period is not over: the data runs to September 2026, and the figures will grow with the next update.
  • 2018 is incomplete: direct purchases appear in the data only from April.
  • Late December 2023 is missing from the data (29–31 December and part of 22 December).
Spent by the county's authorities
Tender money spent by the authorities seated in the county, wherever the lot is performed.
Performed in the county
Tender money for lots performed in the county, whoever bought them. Money declared at regional or national level has no county and is counted separately, under the table.
Difference
Performed minus spent. Positive: more is performed in the county than its authorities spend, usually through national investment. Negative: its authorities buy work performed elsewhere.

The same data, through the API

Every figure on this page comes from the public API, through the endpoints below. The parameters each one takes are in the documentation; each needs an access key.

  • /api/v1/stats/dimensions
  • /api/v1/stats/periods
  • /api/v1/stats/breakdown
  • /api/v1/stats/lots

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